Mountainfest
Welcome to Mountainfest!
Mountainfest, the ultimate celebration of Adirondack ice & snow, is a great opportunity to test the waters with ice climbing - jump in to a “new to ice climbing” 101 course, develop new skills & step up your game with steep ice and mixed climbing clinics, or test your mettle with a "thin ice" clinic. There are opportunities to join clinics on alpine touring, backcountry skiing, winter travel & avalanche awareness.
Whether you come for clinics, gear and clothing demos, or adventure on your own - make sure to check out the evening entertainment. Our guest athletes always promise entertaining presentations & offer a chance to win big with raffle prizes and free swag giveaways!
Saturday Feb. 14 through Monday Feb. 16, 2026!
Registration is now open for Ice Clinics!
Check back for 2026 Schedule of Events!
Guest Athletes
Anne Gilbert Chase
Anne Gilbert Chase started rock climbing in college at the University of Georgia, but it wasn’t until she moved west to spend time in big mountains that she fell in love with every discipline of climbing. Since then, she’s gone on over 30 expeditions around the world, both near and far. She has put up first ascents on remote Himalayan peaks as well as pushed her own limits on technical rock and ice climbs in North America. Anne Gilbert finds joy in all forms of movement in the mountains, and hopes to continue exploring mountains around the world for many years to come. These days, you can find her at home in Bozeman, MT enjoying smaller nearby expeditions with her young son and husband.
Anne Gilbert will be running with Great Range Mountain Guides' Sunday - Intermediate Ice Clinic & Alpine Endeavors' Monday - Advanced Ice Clinic. Join us Saturday evening as Anne will be giving a presentation:
"The Fire Within: Balancing Risk, Growth, and the Love of the Climb"
at Keene Central School 'Beaver Dome'!
Since having her son 18 months ago, Anne Gilbert Chase is learning to balance being a professional climber and a new mother. She is learning how to reframe her mindset around setting and achieving her goals, and she is learning how to navigate risk and her continued pursuit to climb big mountains. Please join Anne Gilbert for a discussion about how we as humans continue to learn and adapt in the face of change, and how we can continue to grow as people and climbers and keep the fire stoked for years to come.
Marcus Garcia
Back by popular demand! Marcus Garcia joins us from Durango, CO for the 28th annual Adirondack International Mountainfest!
LOWA athlete, an all-around climber with over 28 year of experience, including everything from traditional, sport, and mixed climbing - Marcus Garcia has established over 200 new routes. A coach and mentor, helping develop the next generation of Olympic Caliber athletes. When not teaching climbing clinics, he's at the climbing gym, running peaks, swinging tools, working on photography skills or just chilling at home.
Marcus Garcia will be running with Great Range Mountain Guides' Saturday - Intermediate Ice Clinic & Rock and River's Sunday - Advanced Ice Clinic! Join us Saturday evening as Marcus Garcia will be giving a presentation at Keene Central School 'Beaver Dome'!
Raphael Slawinski
Black Diamond athlete from Calgary Alberta Canada & physics professor specializing in Canadian Rockies' choss. Slawinski has a broad range of interests: alpinism, ice climbing, drytooling, sport climbing & bouldering. One of the climbers featured in Chris Noble’s book, Why We Climb: The World's Most Inspiring Climbers - Check it out: mountaineer.com/why-we-climb
Raph Slawinski will be running with Matt Horner in the Advanced Ice Clinics during Mountainfest!
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